SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Some schools in south Sacramento were put on lockdown as law enforcement officers searched for an armed suspect, thought to be a juvenile, who ran from Sacramento County Probation Officers Thursday morning.
According to Lynsey Semon, supervising probation officer of the Sacramento County Probation Department, officers in the area saw a young man fall off a bike around 11:30 a.m. When officers were walking over to help him, a dog started "charging" towards him. That was when officers say the young man pulled out what they believed to be a semi-automatic handgun.
Semon says the officers yelled at the young man before he ran. The officers followed as the young man jumped the fence to the Valley High School campus.
"At that point, lunch was out so there were students everywhere and they lost sight of him," said Kevin Flores, supervising watch commander with the Sacramento County Probation Department.
Valley High School and Cosumnes River College both went on lockdown because of this incident. The lockdown at Valley High School was lifted at 2:30 p.m. Consumnes River College has also lifted its lockdown.
According to the Elk Grove Unified School District, John Reith Elementary and Barbara Comstock Morse Elementary were also temporarily locked down as a precaution. They, too, have been given the "all clear."
There is no active shooter threat to the schools and no shots were fired.
Semon says the suspect's age is unknown but he is described as a black male juvenile, approximately 125 pounds and was last seen wearing a gray hoodie and blue jeans.
Sacramento Police officers and Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputies assisted in the search at Center Parkway in the North Laguna area. A perimeter was established near Center Parkway and Ehrhardt Avenue for the search and residents were asked to stay inside.
"Our biggest goal is that everyone is safe," said Semon.
Just after 3:30 p.m., the sheriff's office announced that they had ended the search with no one in custody.
Officials with the Elk Grove Unified School District issued the following statement on the situation:
"Please know that there is no active shooter at Valley High School. Local law enforcement is currently on the scene and investigating and can make comment about the situation. EGUSD Safety and Security immediately responded to the school to maintain student and staff safety. Valley High School did go on a brief lockdown at approximately 11:40 a.m. due to police activity in the area."
The school followed up on their statement after the lockdown was lifted, saying:
"The precautionary lockdown at VHS has been lifted as of 2:29 p.m. contact Lynsy Semon with the Sacramento Probation Department for a statement regarding the police activity.
Thanks to the immediate response by local law enforcement and coordination with our District Safety and Security, the lockdown at Valley High School has now been lifted.
Two other elementary schools in the vicinity also were on lockdown out of an abundance of caution and those lockdowns were lifted prior to each school's dismissal (John Reith and Barbara Comstock Morse Elementary Schools). Students and staff did an excellent job following all lockdown procedures efficiently and effectively. All students and staff are safe."
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At least two schools in south Sacramento were on lockdown as officers searched for an armed suspect who ran from Sacramento County Probation Officers.